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Kick It Out is seeking to recruit a Chair and individual members for each of its new Guidance Groups, to advise and support the campaign’s strategies, objectives and actions. Kick It Out is also seeking an Independent Trustee to join its Board of Trustees, read more here.
Members will assist in embedding equality practices and processes across all areas of the game, will have an excellent understa...

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Fans and players at Hull City will join forces to show their opposition to a “bubble match” enforced by police ahead of Saturday’s Huddersfield Town v Hull City fixture. The peaceful protest also has the backing of Huddersfield Town supporters and the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF).
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) announced last month that this Saturday’s Championship c...

A campaign to posthumously award Walter Tull the Military Cross is gathering momentum. Tull was one of the first black footballers to play in the English top-flight and lost his life in the battlefields of France during the First World War.
After making 120 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town, scoring 11 goals, Tull served in the Footballers' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment....

UPDATE - Minutes from the Southern Division's AGM on Sunday 7th April are now available here. A standard Southern Division meeting also took place on Sunday 7th April, you can download those minutes here.
The next meeting of the Football Supporters' Federation’s Southern Division will take place on Sunday 7th April at the President's Lounge, AFC Wimbledon, KT1 3PB. The meeting will begin at 12.30p...

Wales play Scotland at Hampden Park (Glasgow) on Friday 22nd March 2013. The match is a World Cup 2014 qualifier and the volunteers at FSF Cymru have produced their usual away fans' guide. If you have any problems in Scotland contact them on the FSF helpline number +447905 861848.
Download FSF Cymru Issue 32 here (Powerpoint)...
Download FSF Cymru Issue 32 here (PDF)...
FSF Cymru Issue 32 is a lit...

Hull City have released a club statement slamming the “draconian restrictions” placed upon their supporters by West Yorkshire Police for their upcoming match at Huddersfield Town on Saturday 30th March.
The police had initially enforced a “bubble match” on supporters before offering a “compromise”. Both options were heavily criticised by fans’ groups.
Fans of many clubs, including Huddersfield To...

England's travelling fans face long trips to San Marino (Friday 22nd March) and Montenegro (Tuesday 26th March) come the international break and, as ever, the FSF Fans' Embassy team will be out there providing help and support for Three Lions followers. Have a safe trip!
Read the Free Lions Guide to Rimini and San Marino here.
Read the Free Lions Guide to Podgorica (Montenegro) here.
Read the Free...

Liverpool fans’ group Spirit of Shankly have branded season ticket price rises at Anfield an “insult” and accused the club of “pricing out many of those that kept the club on its feet during its darkest days”.
Last week Liverpool announced a new six-tier structure for season tickets in 2013/14. Season tickets will rise by 9% in the Main Stand, Paddock, Centenary Stand and Anfield Road Stand. Ticke...

A big round of applause for Barnsley – the 22nd club to formally support the Football Supporters’ Federation’s Safe Standing Campaign.
It’s great news but the FSF also needs action from fans too. Words alone are not enough – please visit: www.fsf.org.uk/campaigns/safestanding
Football fans overwhelmingly support safe standing areas but it’s vital that clubs do too. 22 clubs in England and Wales no...

England play Montenegro on Tuesday 26th March at City Stadium, Podgorica. You can rely on your FSF Fans' Embassy team who'll be out in Montenegro supporting the Three Lions' travelling fans. Our guides encompass Budva, where many fans are staying, and Podgorica where the match will take place.
Read the Free Lions Guide to Budva (Montenegro) here.
Read the Free Lions Guide to Rimini and San Marino ...